National Republican., 1887-01-06
BRIDE OF AN EVENING.
Uncommon Activity Displayed In tho
Divorce Market.

There has been unusual dullness prevail
ing in the divorce market for some time
past, owing possibly to the inability OF tho
claimants to furnish convincing proof 10
support the applications and sustain the
charges presented. The Ice, however, was
broken yesterday and considerable activity
was shown, demonstrating that no matter
how much OF this work the court may be
called upon TO consider It is not likely to
be left with calendar entirely free OF cases
OF this description. Justice James was
presiding yesterday and seems to have had
his hands full. The first mismated couple to
get their matrimonial bonds dissolved was
Cora Il. wilkins and Charles wilkins. It
was on the evening OF July B, 1873, that
Cora Bean married Wilkins, and II was the
following morning that he left his "bride
OF an evening" and started for
Idaho with the assurance that within rea-
sonable time he would come for or send
after her.. Whether In the far west he
found some one more attractive Is not
known, but It is a fact that he broke the
promise made, and failed TO send for his
wife. Trying to ascertain the cause for
this neglect, she wrote out to Idaho, and
asked where she should join him. In re-
ply she was coolly informed that they would
never live together again, and this declara-
tion was carried out. IL was also the
foundation for the charge OF desertion,
upon which she has been granted divorce.
Florence V. Pope, clerk In the land
Office, was married to Matthew j. Pope, jr.,
Nov. 0, 1872, and they lived together about
ten years. She claimed that he would not
support her, and was obliged TO look out
for herself. She secured position In the
department, and concluding that as long as
she must fight her own battle through the
ba 90 ha kaA uat frar ctI
allegiance to her husband. She sought q
dissolution Of the marriage, and was the
second yesterday to be successful.
John w. Williams, a soldier who lost a
leg In the late war, on May6, 1884, married
Georgianna Miner, and lived with her un-
I'll the following September, when she,
without making any complainant, quit the
premises, Some three weeks. later she
came back, remained q fortnight, and not
being suited, left altogether. She seemed
to have found a man pleasing her better,
and went to live with Joseph Dennis, some-
times called Hooker, resuming her maiden
name Of Miner. Later on she tired OF him,
and took up with another party. Upon
this state Of facts being proven Justice
james severed the matrimonial ties binding
the old soldier to his unfaithful wife.
The output from the mill being so strong
1t was reasonable to suppose that the sup
ply would be exhausted. unless there was
equally as great an income. In this respect
there Is no likelihood of failure, and as
proof Of 1t one application was filed shortly
after the. three petitions had been granted.
Christine II. Heninge married William +.
Zitting Oct. 4, 1888, and one child has been
born Of the union. This couplerit appears,
lived happily together until abont Dec. 16,
1884, some fourteen months, when he,
without giving any cause, deserted his
wife and child, leaving the former to sup
port herself and infant. She petitions the
court to release her from this matrimonial
yoke, give her the custody Of the child and
permission to resume her maiden name.